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    Spectr vol. 1 by Jordan L. Hawk

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    A novella series is tough to review; each book is just a little too short to write about on its own and trying to do the whole series at once is super tiring. But I really liked these books so I’m gonna give it a shot. Hunter of demons So basically all these books are short, but good. I do prefer full-length novels to almost anything else, but novellas are fun because you can finish reading them super quickly. They’re like bon-bons! Bon-bons filled with demons. SPECTR has a somewhat typical paranormal worldbuilding with demons, psychics, and special agents who solve paranormal crimes. Luckily I love all that stuff! This…

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    Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

    September 17, 2015

    The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin (2012)

    January 19, 2015

    Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan

    December 12, 2015
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    Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

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    This was a VERY exciting book! Not only because of the body horror human-animal hybrid situation, but because Whyborne and the gang get out of the country and head over to Egypt! Where it turns out Dr. Christine has a Secret Boyfriend! And there are, like, curses or something! It’s a little predictable in that I guessed at least two important plot points before they happened, but it was also super fun to read. Honestly, it reminded me of all the best parts of The Mummy, only with more than one female protagonist. Dr. Christine is there, of course, and she is forever my favorite of the series. She’s dealing…

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    Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall

    July 13, 2015

    REVIEW: Clockwork Heart by Heidi Cullinan

    September 26, 2016

    Glitterland and Aftermath by Alexis Hall

    August 19, 2015
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    Mystic, Remnant, Some Kind of Magic

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    I read this because of Memory! Also G. Willow Wilson is writing Ms. Marvel now (which I very much enjoyed) and I wanted to try another of her books. This one’s about two friends: one destined to be a great magician and one who, well, isn’t. It is super short– maybe too short, as the story moves along at a breakneck pace and character development suffers as a result. With only 96 pages there isn’t a whole heap of room for anything but the main plot. The beginning was so strong that I had high expectation for the rest of the book. Unfortunately, the pacing was way too fast and…

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    The Just City by Jo Walton (2015)

    January 21, 2015

    There Will Be Phlogston, vN, The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal

    September 4, 2015

    The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

    June 3, 2014
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    Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

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    All the wonderful things from the first two Whyborne & Griffin books are present in this third one, plus more. Action, adventure, romance! Spooky monsters! Stormhaven has a heavy Lovecraft influence, this time in a “dweller of the deep” kind of thing. Gods being summoned from the depths of the sea, (more) secret magic cults, insanity and possession all have a big part in the story; it’s super spooky and made me think of dark stormy nights the whole time. Wonderful atmospheric writing, as always! Not only is it another terrific blend of mystery, horror and romance, it doesn’t rest on its laurels re:its characters. My favorite thing about series…

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    Runaways, Vol. 1-3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona

    August 6, 2014

    Lady Knight by L.J. Baker (2007)

    June 19, 2015

    Jackdaw by K.J. Charles

    July 9, 2015
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    Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk (2013)

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    This is the second book in the Whyborne & Griffin series and it is much like the first: wonderful plot, great characters, iffy sex scenes[1. more unfortunate word choices ruining otherwise okay sexytimes, although at least each sex scene involves important character/plot development things. I hate when you can cut out sexytimes entirely and lose nothing from the book; what’s the point of having them if they don’t DO anything?] and fun historical paranormal mysteries. Well, not FUN. More like terrifying.

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    Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk (2012)

    February 17, 2015

    Spectr vol. 1 by Jordan L. Hawk

    September 25, 2015

    Recently: Peripheral People

    May 18, 2015
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    Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk (2012)

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    I somehow stumbled across Widdershins while browsing through something on Scribd. I’m so glad I did, because I ended up having an amazingly fun time reading it.

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    Bound by Megan Derr

    August 27, 2015

    Clariel by Garth Nix

    November 12, 2014

    Liberty and Other Stories by Alexis Hall

    January 2, 2015

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Here There Be Books is a book review database for queer (LGBTQ+) science fiction/fantasy romance books.

Romance as in either a book focused on the romantic relationship between two (or more) people, with a happy ending; OR a book with a romantic subplot (and probably a happy ending because I’m a sucker for those).

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